Comments on: Using social media and networking to spy on, er, understand employees http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/total-cio/using-social-media-and-networking-to-spy-on-understand-your-employees/ A SearchCIO.com blog Sat, 11 May 2013 17:51:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: RoasterBoy http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/total-cio/using-social-media-and-networking-to-spy-on-understand-your-employees/#comment-642 RoasterBoy Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:47:31 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/total-cio/?p=1784#comment-642 It seems odd that IBM is doing so much to encourage employee engagement in social networking, only to have its HR department slapping people for doing too much.
If done well, these efforts could, however, be beneficial. As you note, HR can use this wisely by addressing issues before they roll on too far. Do you know if HR engages in semi-public discussions with employees, such that the solution as well as the problem becomes visible?

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